Across the great divide: revision of the genus Eupetaurus (Sciuridae: Pteromyini), the woolly flying squirrels of the Himalayan region, with the description of two new species
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Jackson, Stephen M.
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Li, Quan
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Wan, Tao
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Li, Xue-You
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Yu, Fa-Hong
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Gao, Ge
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He, Li-Kun
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Helgen, Kristofer M.
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Jiang, Xue-Long
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Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
2021
2021-05-31
194
2
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526
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab018
journal article
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10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab018
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KEY TO THE SPECIES OF
EUPETAURUS
1a. Temporal ridges parallel. Rostrum wide. Upper cheek teeth round in shape; lower molars have two anterior fossettids ....................................................................................................
Eupetaurus nivamons
1b. Temporal ridges converge posteriorly. Rostrum narrow. Upper cheek teeth heart shaped; lower molars have one anterior fossettid ............................................................................................................................. 2
2a. Cusps and ridges of cheek teeth are robust; P
4
and P
4
significantly larger than the following molars; lower molars are subsquare in shape; anterior fossettid short .........................................
Eupetaurus cinereus
2b. Cusps and ridges of cheek teeth are less robust; P
4
and P 4 approximately equal in size to the following molars; lower molars subrectangular in shape; anterior fossettid long ...............
Eupetaurus tibetensis